Sunday, December 12, 2010

HB, Frank!



 Happy 95th birthday to Frank Sinatra, another icon I used to consider terribly overrated. I do admit I have come to like his music and little diva demeanor. The photo of him in this YouTube-age is perfect, yes?

A few months ago, I bought my first Frank album from Borders. It was only $5, so I thought, why not? It turns out, the employee who rang me up was a huge Frank fanatic. He rambled on and on about his admiration and different stories he read that he liked. It was so sweet, I just did not have the heart to contradict him, despite his defense of Frank acting a douche bag several times. And after all, I was buying a CD. Despite Frank's own opinion, I do not believe for one second he could play Terry Malloy better than Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, or even Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, but he still had a lot of talent. It is great to see he still has a ton of loyal fans, especially fans my age.

2 comments:

BaronessVonVintage said...

The man sure had a lot of swagger, didn't he? After I saw him in From Here to Eternity, I begrudgingly had to admit he was a guy with major charm, not to mention talent.

Cafe Fashionista said...

Ah, I am so glad to see that you have returned to the blogosphere; I have missed your posts!

And yayay for the start of a new blog - I love the title...Francy Flicks!! :)